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IT – MOBILE
Partnership to enable web Access to Europe's Largest Mobile Phone Library
CONTACTLESS IT
Sophia Antipolis: ASK selected by De La Rue to provide eCovers
TECHNOLOGY PARK
MIPIM: Sophia Antipolis is redesigning its future
OIN PLAINE DU VAR
MIPIM : The French Riviera Eco-Valley – A major infrastructure program
TRANSPORTATION
MIPIM: Côte d’Azur, multimodal transports to extend and interconnect the transport system
INNOVATION
MIPIM: CSTB Sophia Antipolis, digital models to enhance sustainable development
ENERGY
MIPIM: WIT, a pioneer in remote management materials
INTERNET
W3C appoints Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe as new CEO
LIFE SCIENCES
Sophia Antipolis: Nicox and Bausch + Lomb announce Worldwide Licensing Agreement
Côte d'Azur: VIRBAC enters into an alliance in food-producing animals vaccines
AIR TRANSPORT
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport: Nice-Vienna flights with NIKI from March 26,2010
CULTURE
Côte d'Azur: Ongoing cultural events

Rendez-vous

March 15: International Real Estate Convention
March 15-18: SEATRADE MIAMI
March 15: 2010 Young Innovative Entrepreneurs Contest - Usine Nouvelle
March 15-21: Brain week 2010
March 16-19: MIPIM 2010 - Cannes
March 18: Riviera JUG - Architecture RESTful - INRIA Sophia Antipolis
March 22: Sustainable Development -Social issues and scientific challenges - INRIA Sophia Antipolis
March 25 - DEVCOM AZUR 2010 - Sophia Antipolis
March 25: SKEMA, new cycle of economic conferences - Sophia Antipolis
March 25-28: Ever Monaco 2010
March 26: 3rd Race Relay for Special Olympics - Sophia Antipolis
March 26: Leadership & Music - Sophia Antipolis
March 30: Eureka Tourism Call for projects
20-22 April: WIMA 2010 4th Global NFC Developers Summit - Monaco
April 20: Riviera JUG - Building tools - INRIA Sophia Antipolis
May 10: Call for Projects
June 3 - July 2: 2010 Sophia Antipolis Games

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    Nice, high-tech hot spot
    The capital of the Côte d’Azur will test contactless mobile phones in spring 2010, a full scale experiment which mobilizes numerous actors.
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    French-Russian heads meet under the sun
    The Côte d’Azur welcomed French and Russian heads of state and leading business figures and policy makers last week for 3 parallel events.
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  • 11/13/2008 Issue

    How green is my valley
    The “Eco Vallée” OIN* project of the Plaine du Var will position the Côte d’Azur as a world reference for sustainable development.
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  • 11/05/2008 Issue

    Follow your guiding star…
    The winners of the 5th European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), selected amongst 300 projects for their creativity and technological innovation.
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  • 10/22/2008 Issue

    “Virtual patients” of the future
    Côte d’Azur researcher, Nicholas Ayache, Nicholas Ayache wins major Microsoft 2008 prize for his work on medical imaging.
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  • 10/16/2008 Issue

    Innovators, on your marks, get set, go!
    “There’s ready cash to set-up new businesses”, is the upbeat message from André Labat, the new director of the PACA Est incubator.
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  • 10/08/2008 Issue

    Surfing the wave of tomorrow’s web
    Large companies, innovative start-ups, research laboratories and standardization bodies are all here, helping to build the Internet of the future.
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  • 10/01/2008 Issue

    “Green Electronics for Sustainable Development”
    The SAME 2008 FORUM, one of the European electronics sector’s most important annual events, takes place on October 1&2 in the Espaces Antipolis.
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  • 09/22/2008 Issue

    “Anytime, Anything, Anywhere”
    Smart Event 2008 which took place in Sophia-Antipolis on September 16-19 has established itself as THE Innovation Forum for Mobility and Trusted Technologies &
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  • 09/17/2008 Issue

    ASK’s tickets score Olympic triumph!
    Sophia-based Ask, specialized in contactless smart card technology, successfully delivered 14 million electronic tickets to the Peking Games.
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  • 07/23/2008 Issue

    Sophia Antipolis, the birth of a giant
    NXP, whose R&D center is located at Sophia, links up with ST Microelectronics to form ST-NXP Wireless, the world’s third largest wireless communications company
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  • 07/07/2008 Issue

    YES to convergence
    Business Forum dedicated to boosting business between converging sectors clocks up over 210 participants & 300 B2B meetings and finds backing from nearly 30 reg
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  • June 24, 2008

    Top architects compete for Sophia bid
    Large scale competition is launched for development of a higher education pole including offices, housing and leisure space.
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  • June 2, 2008

    Amadeus, Building technological cathedrals
    “IT trends in modern distributed environments”, a colloquium organized by Amadeus, the technology park’s largest company.
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  • may 22, 2008

    Taiwan based leader in mobile technology comes to Sophia Antipolis
    Arrival of Taiwan based Sunplus mMobile confirms the Côte d’Azur as Europe’s hotspot for innovative mobile technologies. Interview Dr Jon Lewis, General Manager
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  • May 16, 2008

    European Satellite Navigation Competition
    The Nice - Sophia Antipolis region is the unique gateway in France for submitting projects for the 5th edition of this competition launched on May.
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  • May 5th, 2008

    Attracting investments: 2007 results
    Team Côte d’Azur attracted 178 investment projects to the region in 2007. Interview Jean Pierre Mascarelli, Chairman, Team Côte d’Azur.
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  • April 21, 2008

    First Cross Innov’ Forum
    A “made in the USA”-style business forum puts the accent on technological convergence and a cross-sector approach.
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  • April 11, 2008

    The Telecom Valley, powering 12,000 jobs
    Professional association elects new President; Interview with Michel Castellanet, President of Telecom Valley and Telecommunication Applications Director, Thale
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  • April 3, 2008

    High security coded signal
    Galileo’s PRS (Public Regulated Service) signal is the focus on the 2nd Pacific Workshop which takes place this week in Sophia Antipolis.
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  • March 25, 2008

    Amadeus hits 20 in style
    Piano four-hand concert in Sophia Antipolis marks 2 decades of growth for the travel industry leader.
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  • March 10, 2008

    2008, a vintage year!
    Sharp rise in Côte d’Azur property deals in 2007, while 2008 marks an exceptional year for delivery of high standard real estate programs.
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  • march 03, 2008

    From start up to stock exchange
    IT security editor Mobilegov to list on pan-European NYSE Euronext stock exchange on February 29
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  • February 26, 2008

    “La Cité du Café”, a world premier
    Malongo, creator of leading upmarket coffee brands, launches large scale project at La Gaude. Interview with Jean-Pierre Blanc, Malongo CEO.
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  • february 8, 2008

    The French wireless region
    The Côte d’Azur has led the way in telecoms and network innovation for almost 30 years.
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  • Febuary, 5 2008

    NXP: a new R&D center in Sophia Antipolis
    NXP officially announced the launch of its project to re-locate its R&D centre in Sophia Antipolis, which is now the headquarter of its « Mobile & Personal »
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  • january 23, 2008

    Galileo and the atomic clocks
    Sophia Antipolis-based Orolia, the 3rd-largest supplier of high-precision time & frequency systems, in pole position for Galileo satellite project.
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  • January 14, 2008

    Côte d'Azur, The Blue Chip Coast
    Investors: make the right choice on investincotedazur.com
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  • December 21, 2007

    Straight from the stars
    The Nice - Sophia Antipolis region was once again France’s only point of entry for projects and ideas for this year’s 4th GALILEO Masters competition.
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  • december 12, 2007

    Côte d’Azur: Future engineering lab for ITER?
    Harnassing technologial innovation to boost the nuclear sector.
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  • November 30, 2007

    One of France’s foremost offers
    Côte d’Azur shows top ranking in a comparative study of real estate offers in European business centers and technology parks carried out for Team Côte d’Azur.
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  • November 22, 2007

    A new site for best talents
    The large scale extension of the world renowned Institute of molecular and cellular pharmacology (IPMC) will help boost neuroscience research.
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  • November 13, 2007

    A model of energy, drive and daring
    The 3rd Competitive Clusters Forum was held on November 9 at Sophia Antipolis in the presence of France’s Economic Minister Christine Lagarde.
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  • October 31, 2007

    Sophia fuels innovation
    Since last year’s creation of Telecom Paris Entrepreneurs in Sophia Antipolis, 5 projects from other regions, have re-located to the technology park.
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  • October 25, 2007

    Galileo Master-And the winner is…!
    Nice-Sophia Antipolis region maintains high SATNAV profile at this year’s “Galileo master competition” and prestigious Munich SYSTEMS trade fair.
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  • October 18, 2007

    Touchy-feely screens…
    A pioneer in 3D virtual reality interfaces, Kolpi has set-up its headquarters in Sophia Antipolis. Interview with Kolpi’s founder Olivier Kleindienst.
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  • October 12, 2007

    Intensifying US presence
    Invest in France Agency* partners with Team Côte d'Azur and sets up its 4th site in the United States. An interview with Philippe Favre, President IFA.
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  • October 4, 2007

    Pole position
    The Côte d’Azur has become one of France’s most popular locations with scientific and international companies.
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  • September 25, 2007

    Marineland boosted by UK Investor
    Marineland Antibes develops its attractions thanks to British equity group Candover. Interview with Bernard Giampaolo, Director Marineland Antibes.
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  • September 17, 2007

    Galileo – A compass to the future
    European satellite systems leader, Cannes-based Thales Alenia Space’s cartoon strip aims to help people understand the big stakes at play in the Galileo project
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Conseil général

Team Côte d'Azur is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council
and the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

CCI